Woody Cain
Morning NewscasterWoody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
Woody and his wife, Sandy, live in Concord with their dog, Mini.
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Mecklenburg County Public Health is alerting the public to a potential measles exposure at two locations in south Charlotte late last month. -
The Charlotte Hornets have the NBA’s longest active winning streak at nine games and will try for 10 at Spectrum Center in uptown when they host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Monday. -
The Charlotte Hornets hot streak continued Thursday night when they won their eighth game in a row, downing the Houston Rockets 109-99. It’s the first tie since 1999 the Hornets have won eight straight. Coach Charles Lee said after the game his team is enjoying the trend.
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Election officials have disqualified Republican Margot Dupre from the GOP primary for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat, finding she failed to prove she is a North Carolina resident. -
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The Charlotte Hornets have won six straight games — the longest current winning streak in the NBA. Forward Brandon Miller said the run is building confidence for a team that has struggled through losses in the past.
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Charlotte beat the Dallas Mavericks 123–121 on the road Thursday night, extending the team’s longest winning streak in nearly three years.
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In his final State of the State address to the General Assembly, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday urged lawmakers to approve major investments in education, infrastructure and land conservation as part of his executive budget proposal. -
Drake Maye will become the first Charlotte native to start at quarterback in a Super Bowl as the Patriots beat the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship on Sunday. He played at Myers Park High School, then went on to play at UNC-Chapel Hill. -
The Charlotte Hornets snapped back into the win column Friday night with a dominant 124–97 victory over the Orlando Magic.
